Trojans stump Titans; Knights win

Tuesday

Mar 27, 2012 at 12:01 AMMar 27, 2012 at 12:39 PM

Heart of Illinois softball, including El Paso-Gridley vs. Dwight

Two games but one score, which was fine with Dwight. The Trojans came out on the long end of the two 11-1 decisions in a nonconference softball doubleheader against host El Paso-Gridley Saturday.
Erin Gaston gave up two hits, two walks and struck out 10 in five innings for the Trojans. She also had a double, single and two runs batted in.
Sarah Butterfield and Tori Grzincic provided the big pop as each homered. Butterfield also singled and drove in two runs. Alyssa Brownlee had a double, single and two RBIs while Jamie Stanton had two hits, including a two-bagger. Maddie Rodosky and Lauren Seanard each doubled and Aidan Connolly and Kate Pfeifer had one hit apiece.
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Butterfield got the win in the circle in the second game. She struck out five and gave up one hit but walked seven. She tripled and singled at the plate.
Grzincic collected a triple, double and two runs batted in. Seanard also had a three-base hit while Stanton and Claire Elsey each singled.
Fieldcrest-St. Bede
PERU — Fieldcrest remained unbeaten in the early season with a doubleheader sweep of host St. Bede on Saturday.
The Knights took the opener 15-4. Tiffany Lindsay got off to a slow start by giving up two runs in the bottom of the first inning. She settled in to finish with five strikeouts and no walks in a complete-game effort. She gave up six hits.
Fieldcrest led 5-2 in the third when it blew the game open with seven runs.
Katie Schultz had three hits, including a triple, and drove in three runs from the leadoff spot. Kelly Breyne had three singles and five RBIs. Mollie Healy, Shantel Stalter and Alysa White had three hits apiece and Haley Ruestman and Taylor Tjaden each stroked two safeties.
The bats stayed hot in the second game as the Knights built a 4-0 lead through the first two innings en route to an 8-5 victory.
White, Madison Tjaden and Taylor Sullivan each doubled while Schultz, Stalter and Natile Fortner also had hits.
Madison Tjaden got the win despite giving up five runs on five walks and six hits in five innings. She fanned two. Lindsay closed out the game for the save. She struck out two, walked one and gave up three hits.

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